Display stand base



Aug. 1, 1950 J. E. CULVER DISPLAY STAND BASE Filed Feb. 9, 1948 James ECulver INVENTOR.

Patented Aug. 1, i950 1 UNlTED' -MS-TATES PATENT OFFICE p 2,517,467 ,jDISPLAY SQAND BASES James E. Culver, Chicago,1Illl Application February9, 1948, Serial No. 7,159

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in display standbases and the primary object of the present invention is to provide asupporting frame that is quickly and readily applied to or removed froma supporting structure to engage display signs or posters in aconvenient manner.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide adisplay stand base including an indicia supporting frame and novel andimproved means for attaching the frame to supporting structures ofvarious heights or depths.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a display standbase that is extremely small and compact in structure and which isconveniently assembled or disassembled facilitating the shipping orstoring of the same.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a displaystand base that is simple and practical in construction, strong andreliable in use, neat and attractive in appearance, relativelyinexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposesfor which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantage reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view showing the present invention applied toa freezing compartment;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken substantially on theplane of section line 2--2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary side elevational view of one upright of thepresent invention and showing the means for the attaching of the same toa supporting structure (in part) and,

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the base members used inconjunction with the present invention.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, wherein for the purpose ofillustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, the numeral l6 represents the supporting frame used inconjunction with the present display stand base generally including apair of spaced uprights I2 the lower ends of which threadingly engagenuts I3 and the upper ends of which support e1- bow joints or the likel4 that engage the ends of an upper rail I6.

Slidably engaging the uprights [2 are apertures l8 provided insubstantially L-shaped or angulated base members the shorter legs 22 of2 Claims. (Cl. 248--226) which frictionally engage the uprights I2.Integrally formed with the base members 20, are gripping ribs 24 thatfrictionally engage the lower wall of a supporting structure such as afreezing unit or the like 26.

The numeral 28 represents a pair of bearing members or plates one ofwhich cooperates with each of the base members 20. Rigidly secured to orforming an integral part of the bearing members 28, are split sleeves 30that are adjustably connected by bolts and nuts 32.

In practical use of the present invention, the base members 20frictionally engage the lower wall of the freezing unit or the like 26,the ribs 24 enter recesses R in the lower wall, and the sleeves 30 areadjusted on the uprights l2 so that the bearing members 28 frictionallyengage the upper wall of the freezing unit or the like 26 to retain theuprights I2 in a substantially vertical position so that indicia bearingsigns may be conveniently hung from the upper rail I B.

In View of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawing it is believed that a clear understanding of thedevice will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A moredetailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. For use with an ice cream freezer including an upper wall and a pairof side wall having recessed portions adjacent their lower endsconstituting bearing shoulders; a display attachment for the ice creamfreezer, said attachment comprising a supporting frame including a pairof uprights and a substantially horizontal rail terminally secured tosaid uprights, a pair of substantially L-shaped base members havingapertures in their longer legs slidably receiving said uprights, theshorter legs of said L-shaped base members bearing against said uprightsto retain the longer legs of said L-shaped base members perpendicular tosaid uprights, the lower ends of said uprights being threaded, nutsreceived on the threaded lower ends of said uprights and formingsupports for said L-shaped base members, ribs on the longer legs of saidL-shaped base members adapted to be received in depressions in thebearing shoulders to restrict lateral movement of the uprights, andbearing members slidably and adjustably received on said uprights andhaving flat surfaces for bearing upon the upper wall of the freezer.

2. In an ice cream freezer including upper and lower portions andrecesses provided in said lower portion; a display attachment comprisinga pair of uprights, a rail joining the uprights, a pair of base memberscarried by said uprights, rib on said base'members' received insaidrecesses to prevent lateral movement of said uprights relative tosaid freezer, and a pair of bearing members slidably and adjustablyreceived on said uprights and resting upon the upper portion of said ifreezer.

JAMES E. CULVER;

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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